Why is Engineering a Good Career Choice? Engineers make a difference in the world and improve people’s lives!
Full of exciting challenges Grand Challenges to Engineering of the 21st Century
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Make solar energy economical Engineer better medicines Provide access to clean water Restore and improve urban infrastructures Reverse-engineer the brain Secure cyberspace Advance personalized learning
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Provide energy from fusion Manage the nitrogen cycle Develop carbon sequestration methods Advance health informatics Prevent nuclear terror Enhance virtual reality Engineer the tools of scientific discovery
Broad and diverse – there’s something for everyone Fields: From Civil to Electrical, from Chemical to Biomedical – there are 17 engineering specialties covered in the Federal Government's Standard Occupational Classification system. Type of Work: Research, Product Development, Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, Management. – the list goes on! Business Sectors: Consumer Goods, Industrial Materials, Energy, Utilities, Healthcare, Software, Media, Telecommunication, Financial Services – they all hire engineers. Size of Company: From less than 10 employees to more than 100,000 employees – and everything in between.
Great starting salaries $$$$ Engineers have significantly higher starting salaries than other college graduates with bachelor's degrees. In fact, they had 12 of the 15 top-earning degrees in 2012. Petroleum Engineering
$98,000
Aerospace Engineering
$62,500
Computer Science
$58,400
Chemical Engineering
$67,500
Mechanical Engineering
$60,100
Electrical Engineering Technology
$58,400
Nuclear Engineering
$66,800
Material Science & Engineering
$60,100
Actuarial Mathematics
$56,100
$63,400
Industrial Engineering
$59,900
Biomedical Engineering
$54,900
$62,700
Software Engineering
$59,100
Nursing
$54,100
Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering
2012-2013 PayScale College Salary Report - http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2013/majors-that-pay-you-back
Work with other talented people Engineering is a team effort. Engineers work on projects with experts in many different fields, and with people from different backgrounds, even different countries. Good collaboration skills and communication skills are valued.
Over two million men and women can’t be wrong! According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are over two million men and women engineers in the United States. And 126,000 received degrees in Engineering in 2008.
Elementary Engineering Extravaganza – University of Pittsburgh – October 2014